
South Korea vs China 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 31': Jung Woo-Young (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Xie Wenneng (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Korea Republic 0, China PR 0.
- 54': Xu Haoyang (China PR) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Substitution, Korea Republic. Hwang Jae-Won replaces Park Seung-Wook.
- 61': Substitution, Korea Republic. Joo Min-Kyu replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
- 61': Goal! Korea Republic 1, China PR 0. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 69': Substitution, China PR. Zhang Yuning replaces Xie Wenneng because of an injury.
- 69': Substitution, China PR. Wu Lei replaces Fei Nanduo.
- 77': Substitution, China PR. Huang Zhengyu replaces Wang Shangyuan.
- 77': Substitution, China PR. Fang Hao replaces Xu Haoyang.
- 78': Substitution, Korea Republic. Hong Hyun-Seok replaces Lee Kang-In.
- 80': Fang Hao (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, China PR. Li Lei replaces Behram Abduweli.
- 90'+4': Yang Zexiang (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Korea Republic. Park Yong-Woo replaces Hwang In-Beom.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Korea Republic. Bae Jun-Ho replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
Game Information
Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, Korea Republic
Attendance: 64,935
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+20 | Japan | 6 | 16 | 0 |
+1 | Australia | 6 | 7 | 1 |
-3 | Indonesia | 6 | 6 | 2 |
-3 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Statistics
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KOR![]() |
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14 | Fouls | 14 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
5 | Saves | 0 |
18.1 | Possession | 81.9 |
2 | SHOTS | 12 |
0 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
80 | Accurate Passes | 626 |
152 | Passes | 689 |
0.5 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
5 | Crosses | 21 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
50 | Long Balls | 48 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
17 | Tackles | 8 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
14 | Interceptions | 5 |
24 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
24 | Clearances | 8 |
South Korea (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
21 | Jo Hyeon-Woo (GK) |
20 | Kwon Kyung-Won |
14 | Cho Yu-Min |
3 | Kim Jin-Su |
22 | Park Seung-wook |
5 | Jung Woo-Young ![]() |
10 | Lee Jae-Sung |
6 | Hwang In-Beom |
11 | Hwang Hee-Chan |
7 | Son Heung-Min |
18 | Lee Kang-in |
China (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
14 | Wang Dalei (GK) |
5 | Zhu Chenjie |
2 | Jiang Guangtai |
19 | Liu Yang |
21 | Yang Zexiang ![]() |
23 | Behram Abduweli |
6 | Wang Shangyuan |
13 | Xu Haoyang ![]() |
20 | Xie Wenneng ![]() |
16 | Jiang Shenglong |
17 | Fernandinho |
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